Here, we publish useful information and ideas for all church leaders and communicators — mostly about church websites, but also about all other aspects of church communications and outreach. You’ll find information about best practices in website security, church email, social media, and much, much more.
Did you ever create something beautiful, and then let it go? The first websites we designed for churches were simply stunning. Church leaders loved them, and they especially loved meeting Sunday visitors who told them they had been attracted by their beautiful new websites. Those sites popped with arresting images…
Save time and money with these easy-to-use programs. DASHLANE for Passwords If you have trouble keeping track of passwords — and who doesn’t? — do yourself a BIG favor and get the free version of Dashlane. Dashlane will store your passwords and automatically sign you in every time you revisit any secure…
If you plan to use a staff member or volunteer for website development and/or maintenance, vet that person by asking the following questions: • Do you have high-speed internet access? A fast connection is required for website maintenance. • Does your volunteer/staff member have time to maintain the website? If…
We found some very interesting results in an online survey we put together for a mid-sized church in the Southeast. While the number of people who took time to complete the survey on the church’s website was small, every response was telling. Here’s what the church discovered: • Although 35…
Here’s something that may surprise you: If you have a small website (small compared to, say, Amazon.com), your website is more attractive to hackers and may be more likely to be compromised, according to expert web developer Jenni McKinnon. “Smaller, less popular sites are a particularly great option for hackers…
Has anyone asked you yet why your website is “not secure”? If your website has not been encrypted, it won’t be long before you’re trying to explain that to people who visit your church’s website. The reason: Web browsers (Google, Chrome, et al.) have started posted warnings about all websites…
If the events calendar on your website is sluggish, it might be because it’s carrying a lot of extra weight — dozens or even hundreds of pages describing events that have long passed and will never be repeated. In most cases, you can improve the calendar’s performance by getting rid…
Search for anything on Google, click on “Images,” and — voila! Thousands of images matching your search appear. It’s so easy to copy or save any of those images for use on your church website or blog or in your church email. It’s so tempting. Just don’t do it. The…
Do you pick up images for your church website, email, bulletin or flyers from Google? Or do you show movies (and sell tickets) without the permission of the films’ copyright owners? Or do you use music without a license, in Sunday services broadcast to the web? If your church can…
Friends of Ministry has trained hundreds of church staff members and volunteers to maintain websites. If you’re about to take responsibility for maintaining your church’s website, relax. Because your site is constructed with WordPress, it’s easy to keep your calendar and home page current. We’ll get you started with an…
We extend a sincere THANK YOU to the churches and ministers who have relied on us for website development and related marketing support since 2004. God is good!
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